North Carolina Shell Club SILENT Auction #1
Friday, September 17, 2021 Western Park Community Center Cedar Point, NC 1
The following are but a partial selection of the 100 LOTS being offered in Silent Auction #1. Not ALL LOTS have been photographed for this Silent Auction #1 catalog. See that species list of shells on the LAST page of this catalog. WoRMS has been referenced for up-to-date nomenclature on all specimens in this catalog. Shells shown in this catalog are NOT shown in actual size - actual size is shown with the shells’ corresponding photo. ** Red “P” on bid sheets indicates photographed shells
Auction material generously donated from honorary NCSC member, Mique Pinkerton, the family of Admiral Jerrold Michael, as well as members Vicky Wall, Ed Shuller, Jeanette Tysor, Doug & Nancy Wolfe, and the Bosch family.
Enjoy bidding on these special shells. Bid often and bid well. Some truly nice ones to add to your collection!
Mirabilistrombus listeri, Gray 1852 130.9 mm FORMERLY: Strombus listeri, Gray, 1852 “Lister’s Conch”
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Architectonica trochlearis Palmadusta saulae (Gaskoin, 1843) (Hinds, 1844) 55.4 mm, “Pacific Sundial” (2 shells) 20.2 & 20.5 mm Formerly know as: Cypraea saulae “Saul’s Cowrie”
Thatcheria mirabilis Angas, 1877 81.2 mm “Japanese Wonder Shell”
Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, H.C., 1930) 35.1 mm, w/o, “Finch’s Latiaxis”
Simnia (Ovulidae) assortment (6 species)
Crenavolva striatula Primovula rosewateri – formerly: Crenavolva Prosimnia semperi Phenacovolva rosea rosea Phenacovolva brevirostris Phenacovolva lanceolata
Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758 53.3 mm “Bubble Cone”, HAWAII
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Ranularia gutturnium (Röding, 1798) Formerly: Cymatium, 69 mm, “Cut-throat Triton”
Lyncina carneola, Linnaeus, 1758 57.1 mm Formerly: Cypraea carneola (Linnaeus, 1758) “Carnelian Cowrie”
Chicoreus floridanus (5 shells) FOSSILS (Vokes, E., 1965) up to 38.4 mm Murex species Cassis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) 87.9 mm, “Flame Helmet”
Macrocypraea cervinetta (3 shells) Kiener, 1844 22.5 - 26.1 mm, “Little Deer Cowrie” 4
Gemmula graeffei (2 shells) Latiaxis deburghiae purpuratus (3 shells) (Weinkauff, 1875), 29.9 & 39.7 mm Chenu, 1859 16.9 – 27.2 mm “Graeffe’s Turrid” “Deburgh’s Latiaxis” Light lavender & orange coloring
Phalium areola (Linnaeus, 1758), 52.6 mm “Checkerboard Bonnet”
TINY TREASURES!! 30 small shells of many families. 5
Erronea onyx (3 shells) Bursina nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) 35.7 – 42.6 mm (Reeve, 1844) 79.3 mm “Onyx Cowrie” Formerly: Bursa nobilis “Noble Frog Shell”
Angaria sphaerula (Kiener, 1838), 62.6 mm
“Kiener’s Delphinula”
Cymbiola aulica (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) 97.1 mm Formerly: Voluta aulica “Princely/Courtier Volute”
Lotoria lotoria (Linnaeus, 1758), 129.9 mm “Black-spotted Triton” 6
Coralliophila radula Columbarium pagodoides (Adams, 1855), 44.5 mm (R.B. Watson, 1882) 56.2 mm, “False Pagoda Shell” “Pear-shaped Coral Shell”
Distorsio anus, (Linnaeus, 1758), 59.3 mm
“Common Distorsio”
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Spondylus imperialis (2 shells), Chenu, 1844, 56.9 & 73.1 mm, “Imperial Thorny Oyster” 7
Latirus philippinensis, Snyder, 2003, 64.6 mm
Epitonium irregulare (4 shells) (G.B. Sowerby II, 1844), 22.3 - 27.2 mm -Thin & fragile beauties
Haliotis roei Margistrombus marginatus Gray, 1826 152.2 mm (Linnaeus, 1758), 58.5 mm “Roe’s Abalone“ Formerly: Strombus marginatus **color POPS with mineral oil !!! “Marginate Conch”
Oxymeris maculata, (Linnaeus, 1758), 184.1 mm, Formerly: Terebra maculata, “Marlinspike Auger” This one is large and heavy! HAWAII 8
Pteropleura plorator (A. Adams & Reeve, 1849) 38.2 mm Conus Neptunus “Weeping Murex”
Reeve, 1843 59.1 mm “Neptune Cone”
Ransoniella punctata (2 shells) (Linnaeus, 1771) 10.7 & 11.1 mm, “Brown-spotted Cowrie”
Chlamys icelandica, (O.F. Müller, 1776), 42.4.mm “Iceland Scallop”, small chip on ear
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Harpa doris (2 shells) Röding, 1798, 62.5-67.1 mm “Doris Harp”
Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822 77.5 mm “Articulate Harp” ****Deep RED
Harpa kajiyama (2) Xenophora japonica Habe, 1970 44.6 & 45.4 mm Kuroda & Habe, 1971 71.3 mm “Kajiyama’s Harp” “Japan Carrier Shell”
Harpa major Röding, 1798 103.6 mm “Major Harp”
Granulifusus benjamini (2 shells) Harpa crenata Hadron & Fraussen, 2005 Swainson, 1822 54.2 mm 33.6 & 36.8 mm “Panama Harp" Fasciolariidae family 10
Conus quercinus Lyncina lynx (3 shells) [Lightfoot], 1786 110.5 mm (Linnaeus, 1758) 23.5 – 65.1 mm “Oak Cone”, HAWAII Formerly: Cypraea lynx, “Lynx Cowrie”
Athleta studeri (von Martens, 1897) 46.7 mm Formerly: Ternivoluta studeri “Studer’s Volute”
Phalium bandatum bandatum Perry, 1811 97 mm “Banded Bonnet”
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Amoria molleri (Iredale, 1936) 79 mm
Formerly: Voluta molleri “Moller’s Volute”
Ericusa sericata Thornley, 1951 116.5 mm “Silk-like Volute”
Alcithoe wilsonae acumulata Bail & Limpus, 2005 Formerly: Alcithoe wilsonae, Powell, 1933 79.4 mm “Knox’s Volute”
Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980, 47.8 mm “Victor Dan’s Delphinula”
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Vasum flindersi Verco, 1914, 106 mm w/o, “Flinder’s Vase”
Harpulina lapponica loroisi (Valenciennes, 1863) 88.1 mm
Formerly: Voluta loroisi “Lorois’s Volute”
Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958) 82 mm “Lightning Whelk”
Homalocantha anatomical pele (2 shells)
(Pilsbry, 1918) 27.1 & 39.4 mm w/o, light lilac color HAWAII
Sconsia grayi A.Adams, 1855 48.5 mm Formerly: Sconsia striata (Lamarck, 1816), “Royal Bonnet” 13
Gyrineum perca (3 shells) Conus sulcatus, (Perry, 1811) 41.8 – 46.8 mm Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 Formerly: Biplex perca 62 mm, “Sulcate Cone” “Maple Leaf Triton”
Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) 89.8 mm “Veined Rapa”
Cryptochiton stellleri, (von Middendorff, 1847) 192 mm, “Gumboot Chiton”, not a frequent offering
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Nodipecten nodosus Opeatostoma pseudodon (2 shells) (Linnaeus, 1758) 113.9 mm (Burrow, 1815) 47.5 & 52.2 mm Formerly: Lyropecten, “Lion’s Paw Scallop” “Thorn Latirus” BRIGHT coloring, small chip on ear (repaired)
Chama Lazarus (juvenile) Linnaeus, 1758 36.7 mm “Lazarus Jewelbox”
Oliva incrassata (Lightfoot, 1786) 73.4 mm “Angled Olive”
Turris crispa crispa (Lamarck, 1816) 71.7 mm “Supreme Turrid”
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Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849) 97.4 mm
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Melongena melongena (2 shells), (Linnaeus, 1758) 47.1 & 50 mm “Caribbean Crown Conch“ 16
LIST OF ADDITIONAL SPECIES IN SILENT AUCTION #2 1) Xenophora conchyliophora (2 shells), “Atlantic/American Carrier Shell” 59.8, 94.6 mm 2) Bag of assorted cowries (8 different species): robertsi, xanthodon, erosa, lurida, lamarki, caurica, arabicula, hirundo 3) Mauritia mauritiana “Humback Cowrie”, 62.5 mm, formerly: Cypraea mauritiana 4) Lyncina vitellus (5 shells), “Calf Cowrie”, 33.3 – 46.1 mm, formerly: Cypraea vitellus 5) Mauritia arabica aciatica, “Humped Cowrie”, 60.5 mm 6) Talparia talpa “Mole Cowrie”, 56.3 mm 7) Alcithoe arabica, “Arabic Volute”, 77.2 mm 8) Oxymeris crenulata, “Crenulate Auger” (2), 73.2, 102.9 mm, formerly: Terebra crenulata 9) Epitonium scalare, “Precious Wentletrap”, 45 mm 10) Murex scolopax, “False Venus Comb” (Oman), 101 mm 11) Siratus formosus, “Beauty/Antilles Murex”, 36.4 mm, formerly: Murex formosus 12) Vitularia miliaris, “Spotted Vitularia” (2 shells, w/o), 37.9, 48.5 mm 13) Muricposis zeteki, “Pendent Murex”, 34.9 mm, formerly: Murex aculeatus 14) Bolinus brandaris, “Purple Dye Murex”, 63.3 mm 15) Pleuroploca trapezium, “Trapezium Horse Conch”, 136.8 mm, formerly: Fasciolaria t. 16) Tutufa rubeta, “Ruddy Frog Shell”, (3 juveniles), 31.7 – 39.4 mm 17) Bufonaria bufo, “Chestnut Frog Shell”, (2 shells), 58.7, 62.7 mm 18) Rostellariella martini, “Martini’s Tibia”, 156.7 mm, formerly: Tibia martini 19) Tonna perdix, “Pacific Partridge Tun”, 78.2 mm 20) Bag of 4 NC Whelks “Knobbed, Lightning, Channeled, Pear” 21) Fulguropsis spiratus, “Pear Whelk”, w/o, 87.3 mm, formerly: Busycon spiratum 22) Angaria delphinus, “Common Delphinula”, 64.7 mm (BIG!) 23) Conus erbraeus, “Hebrew Cone” (4 shells), 35.5 – 39.5 mm 24) Conus madagascariensis, 59 mm 25) Conus omaria, “Omaria Cone”, 66 mm 26) Babelomurex fruticosus, “Bushy Latiaxis”, 20.5 mm, formerly: Latiaxis fruticosus 27) Distorsio reticularis, “Reticulate Distorsio” (3 shells), 38.9 – 54 mm 28) Mitra mitra, “Episcopal Miter” (2 shells), 107.7, 137.1 mm 29) Vasum turbinellus, “Common Pacific Vase”, 54.3 mm
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